^7:16So Jesus replied,³⁵ “My teaching is not from me, but from the one who sent me.³⁶^7:17If anyone wants to do God’s will,³⁷ he will know about my teaching, whether it is from God or whether I speak from my own authority.³⁸^7:18The person who speaks on his own authority³⁹ desires⁴⁰ to receive honor⁴¹ for himself; the one who desires⁴² the honor⁴³ of the one who sent him is a man of integrity,⁴⁴ and there is no unrighteousness in him.

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John 7:17: If anyone’s will is to do God’s will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority.

Footnotes

35 Grk “So Jesus answered and said to them.”
36 The phrase “the one who sent me” refers to God.
37 Grk “his will.”
38 Grk “or whether I speak from myself.”
39 Grk “who speaks from himself.”
40 Or “seeks.”
41 Or “praise”; Grk “glory.”
42 Or “seeks.”
43 Or “praise”; Grk “glory.”
44 Or “is truthful”; Grk “is true.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

So Jesus answered them, “My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me. If anyone’s will is to do God’s will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority. The one who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Jesus answered, “My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me. Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own. Whoever speaks on their own does so to gain personal glory, but he who seeks the glory of the one who sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Jesus answered them, “My teaching isn’t mine but is from the one who sent me. If anyone wants to do his will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own. The one who speaks on his own seeks his own glory; but he who seeks the glory of the one who sent him is true, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

NLTNew Living Translation

So Jesus told them, “My message is not my own; it comes from God who sent me. Anyone who wants to do the will of God will know whether my teaching is from God or is merely my own. Those who speak for themselves want glory only for themselves, but a person who seeks to honor the one who sent him speaks truth, not lies.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So Jesus answered them and said, “My teaching is not mine, but is from the one who sent me. If anyone wants to do his will, he will know about my teaching, whether it is from God or I am speaking from myself. The one who speaks from himself seeks his own glory. But the one who seeks the glory of the one who sent him—this one is true, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

KJV 1900King James Version

Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

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